"Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player."

~Author unknown

Cal Women's Gymnasts compete with Utah, 01-17-2014.

Cal's women's gymnasts lost by a slim margin to powerhouse Utah on Friday, January 17 at Haas Pavilion in Cal's home opener. The Utes (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) handed the Golden Bears (3-3, 0-2 Pac-12) a 196.875-196.275 loss. Cal's final score is its highest score in a home opener in program history, and in addition to last year's 196.525, this is the first time Cal has posted a score of 196 or better in back-to-back seasons since 2003 and 2004. It is just the program's eighth score of 196 or better in 20 years. Cal gymnasts also set or matched 14 career-high totals and six season-best scores in the meet, despite falls on both vault and floor. Courtesy Cal Athletics.

"I was sitting in deep center field at AT&T Park several years ago, watching a San Francisco Giants night game. The air was damp and heavy from the fog when a long home run landed about 10 feet away. It was totally unexpected and I wasn't paying attention as it was unrealistic to expect such a hit to land anywhere near us. It turns out Barry Bonds had stepped into a fast ball and launched another prodigious home run to win the game. What a rush it was,

if somewhat belatedly!"

--Harvey Cohen, Montrose, Colorado

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